Getting faster (a bit over 10h) and way more comfy with the different kinds of layers✌️ And especially colors! I went so bold with them here. On paper, I would never have the guts to do that. Anyway, here is the final piece
Walking through the decaying forest, he felt as broken as the trees around him. His hands, he believed, were destined only for destruction, meant to crush, to fight, to hold on too tight.
But then, a single pink petal drifted down, landing softly on his palm.
Something shifted. A flicker of color in his dark world. A realization that if he wanted, if he tried, these same hands could be gentle enough to keep this beauty alive. They could protect. Make it thrive. As he opened his eyes, magic began to glow between his fingers, dancing around him in a whirlwind of a thousand soft petals, healing the wounds he had inflicted on his lands.
He wasn't just a destroyer. Not anymore.